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2 lut 2021 · The Human Body in Space. For more than 50 years, NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) has studied what happens to the human body in space. Researchers are using what they learn to design procedures, devices, and strategies to keep astronauts safe and healthy throughout their missions.
25 wrz 2024 · The record for a single trip into space currently stands at 437 days, but prolonged periods in orbit can alter an astronaut's body in some surprising ways, changing their muscles, brains and even...
17 wrz 2024 · NASA seeks to understand how the human body changes while astronauts live and work on the space station. Learn how scientists work to maintain the health and well-being of crew members during and after their missions.
13 gru 2020 · Scientists have analyzed biological data from 56 astronauts who visited the International Space Station and identified six key features of spaceflight-induced changes. Learn about the effects of radiation, weightlessness, isolation and more on the human body and how to mitigate them.
Like every other living creature we know of, humans evolved at the bottom of a gravity well. We take the Earth's tug for granted, and so do our bodies. So it's not surprising that our bodies behave oddly in orbit.
9 lip 2024 · Studying the body in space. When human space missions took flight in the 1960s, space health investigations began. Apollo astronauts wore biosensor harnesses to monitor the heart and...
The face often swells in space. Blood and other bodily fluids are pulled by gravity into the lower body. When you go to space, gravity weakens and thus fluids are no longer pulled down, resulting in a state where fluids accumulate in the upper body. This is why the face swells in space.
